Champions League

Erik Lamela believes competition for places at Tottenham Hotspur will help to bring the best out of the players.

Tottenham have left Toby Alderweireld out of the travelling squad for the Champions League trip to Juventus amid talks over his new contract.

Neymar is rumoured to be unsettled in Paris and has been linked with a return to Spain just six months after he left Barcelona.

Spain international Llorente, 32, has started only one Premier League game for Tottenham this season.

Claude Makelele claims no manager will be able to replicate what Zinedine Zidane has done as a manager at Real Madrid. The latter has won two Champions League in last two seasons.

Luka Modric was a prart of the Tottenham Hotspur squad that lost to Manchester United in the League Cup final in the 2008/09 season.

Neymar left Barcelona and completed a switch to Paris Saint-Germain last summer. PSG signed the Brazil international for a world-record fee of €222m (£200m, $262m).

James Rodriguez joined Bayern Munich on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid. The Spanish capital club sold Alvaro Morata and Pepe to Chelsea and Besiktas respectively.

Dani Carvajal is set to miss the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain after Real Madrid's appeal against his two-game ban was rejected by Uefa.

Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi has been ruled out of the club's Champions League round of 16 first leg tie against Tottenham Hotspur.

Eric Bailly is behind schedule in his bid to return from ankle surgery after his Manchester United return was pencilled in for the Champions League trip to Sevilla.

Former Liverpool forward believes the signing of Virgil van Dijk has gone a long way towards addressing the Reds' defensive issues.

Neymar has warned Real Madrid that PSG are capable of beating them as they intend on making history by winning the Champions League for the first time.

Mata says United will try to keep picking up wins and stay within touching distance of league leaders Manchester City.

Alexandre Lacazette moved to Arsenal from Lyon for a club-record fee in the summer transfer window. The France international has scored eight goals in the league so far.

The Gunners' Champions League aspirations took a further dent after they were held to a goalless draw by West Ham.

The five English Premier League clubs will learn their fate in the Champions League knockout stages on Monday (11 December).

Jurgen Klopp left Jordan Henderson out of his starting XI for Liverpool's crucial Champions League clash against Spartak Moscow. The Reds won the tie 7-0 at Anfield.

City's 2-1 defeat in Ukraine brought their unbeaten record to an end after 227 days ahead of a trip to Old Trafford.

Liverpool swept aside Spartak Moscow 7-0 at Anfield to march into knockout stages of the Champions League.

Philippe Coutinho has suggested that his proposed move to Barcelona is already a thing of the past after scoring a hat-trick during Liverpool's 7-0 win over Spartak Moscow.

Danny Rose escaped with requiring just five stitches after being substituted during Tottenham's 3-0 win over Apoel.

Tottenham qualified for the knockout stages of Europe's premier club competition with a game to spare.

Jurgen Klopp's win group over Sevilla against Spartak, who will now drop down to the Europa League.

Adidas are increasingly confident of agreeing a new £1m-a-year boot deal with Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku.

Jose Mourinho praised Shaw after a positive performance and hinted the left-back will get more opportunities this season.

Real Madrid starlet Marco Asensio is back in Zinedine Zidane's squad to face Borussia Dortmund but Gareth Bale remains out.

Manchester United face Manchester City in the derby clash at Old Trafford on 10 December. Luke Shaw will be hoping to start against Pep Guardiola's side on Sunday.

Bild report claims Aubameyang is a January transfer target for Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton, while the attacker is looking to impress Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Ragnar Klavan and Joe Gomez returned to first-team training on Tuesday after missing Liverpool's clash against Brighton due to illness.